Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson txt pro User Guide - Page 15

Entering text You can enter letters, numbers and special characters using either the slideout QWERTY keyboard or the on-screen keypad. Using the slideout keyboard Slide open your phone and start entering text with the QWERTY keyboard. When using the slideout keyboard, you can switch to using the on-screen keypad at any time. To enter an upper-case letter • Press briefly, then enter the letter. The keyboard reverts to lower-case input after you enter the letter. To turn on the caps lock • Before you enter text, press until appears on the screen. To enter a character using the mode toggle key ( ) • Press and then press a key featuring characters of the same color. For example, press this key once and then press the "T" key to enter "1". To enter characters with the mode toggle key locked 1 Press twice to lock the mode toggle key, and then press associated keys featuring characters of the same color. 2 To unlock the mode toggle key, press it again. To insert symbols 1 When you enter text, press . A keypad with symbols appears on the phone screen. 2 Tap the desired symbols on the screen. To change the writing language 1 When you enter text, press . 2 Select an option on the screen. Using the on-screen keypad When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the on-screen keypad appears by default. You can use the multitap text input method or quick text input method to enter text. To display the keypad and enter text • Tap a text field to display the keypad, then enter your text. To shift between upper-case and lower-case letters • Before you enter a letter, tap to switch to upper-case , or vice versa. To turn on the caps lock • Before you type a word, tap or until appears. To enter numbers using the keypad • When you enter text, tap . A keypad with numbers appears. To insert symbols • When you enter text, tap . A keypad with symbols appears. 15 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.